The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-06
ANARCHY MUST GO,
TIE RED FLAG HAULED DOWN
In Chicago by tho Advocates Of Law and Or.
der as Against unreasonipg Socialism.
Republican Mayor Elected by Nearly
10000 MaIoiity-Crushiug Defsnt

CHICAGO, April 5.-One Of the moat re
markable municipal contests that Chicag,
has ever experienced in the half csptu1,
oil her history commenced whom the poll
wero opened at 8 o'clock this morning.
For eight years past the Democracy hal
held the reinH OF the city government, ant
yet, with almost certain victory before II
for at least two years moro, the Democratic
party, less than week ago, became &c
completely demoralized, through ,its in
ability to find q standard bearer, that to,
day 1t was without a ticket In the field.
The Republicans alone were lef. to dc
the battle with the Labor.Socialistic Gle.
ment. a- "t.f..H4-
1t is this fact that makes the contest one
OF more than usual Significance.
Robert Nelson, the labor candidate for
Mayor, Ia On iron moulder end Msster
Workman Of theDistrict Assembly Of the
knights Of Labor. Personally he has no
particular official affiliations with the
Socialists, but tho very fact that tho Social.
istic element is In full control Of tho
United Labor party, and that two OF his
associated on the ticket are ayowed So.
clatists OF the ultra type, has'yiyen the
Republicans an opportunity OF raising the
cry OF down with the red flay," and the
election has resolved itself into fight be-.
tween the commercial, industrial and
business interests and tho trades union
lists, Socialists and Anarchists.
Excitement over the contest has been
at lever heat for the past week, and both
sides worked earnestly to-day 10 yet their
supporters to the polls.
The day was clear and cold, and reports
from. nearly all the wards indicate that a
very large vote WAS polled. Very few
Prohibition votes were caat, although tho
Prohibitionists had ticket pedeldrs at near.
ly all the polling places. The greater nor.
ton 1.-THE labor vote was poliei during the
early houre. At Q O'Clock A. NJ. the REPORTS
from various precincts uhowed that from
to one.hait tho entire registered
vote had been cast. =
In certain Of the precincta tho labor
ticket Peddlers had little American flags
in the bntton-holes or stuck in their hats.
In others there wsre circulars distributed
with the red flag Of the Socialists in one
corner and the Stsrs and Stripes in another,
with some reading matter, making com.
pGr'son, in between.
THE led FLAG powSRD.
At 7;30 o'clock r. NJ, the indications
were that Roche's majority will be 10000
q figure that surprises everybody, II the
$500 votes naturalizsi during the last
month by the United Labor party be
added to the $4,000 cast for Socialist
Stauber last fall, the total will bs very
neAr what Nelson's vote noH promises to
be in to.dsy's election. This would
mean that the attempt to deliver the
Democratic vote to the United Lsbor
party had failed utterly.
Returns received ct the town hall and
the stock yards district up to 6 o'clock p,
NJ, indicated that Elmer Washbprne.
heating the reform ticket which was allied
With the Roche ticket in tho city wards.
had been elected Supervisor by msiori.
~ OF 900 over all opposition.
Three hundred and eighty.nine pre.
S.ii.'e Aa'o AsoShey hepuUl!Chu, mp lOrlty
Of 2S,Ol9. The fifty precincts yet 10 be-
hesrd from are scattered throughout the
city, and will probably make no material
change in the ratio Of the gain for Roche.
1t is reasonably certain thst the United
Lshor party elected one alderman and
nothing else. Corrected returns from all
but three precincts place R5che's majority
at IS, 1876
The United Labor party polled to-day
just one.hali the number OF votes its lead.
ers predicted three nights ago. Nelson,
their candidate for Mayor, liistinctly de.
clared Tor the red tisg. He said in public
il Sunday School children could march
in procession with their chosen
banners and no American ilsy he
saw no reason why workingmen if equally
orderly could not DO the same, even if the
color OF their banner Was rod. Since then
the campaign has been fought solely on
that Issue and tho result is 3 surprise TO
every one, Socialists aud sn.i.Sooislists
alike. One united labor aldermen ia the
only successful candidate Of that party.
Their general ticket 10 buried under q ma.
jority of sc, 900 votes.